Music Reviews
Beach Boys 20 Good Vibrations The Greatest Hits Volume 1
This audio CD doesn’t have as many songs as some of the other Beach Boys CDs that I own, but twenty songs is still a lot of songs to listen to. I purchased this CD because it contained a handful of songs that weren’t present on my other Beach …
Firework - Katy Perry (From The Album, Teenage Dream)
When I first heard of Katy Perry’s Firework, I thought it is just another teenage song and so I didn’t pay much attention to it. But yesterday, my brother showed me a video he made using that song, and I was moved by the lyrics. Contrary to what I …
Radiohead - Where I End And You Begin (Song)
Where I End And You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In.) is a song by Radiohead which appears on their record Hail To The Thief. The song opens up with light synthesizers creating an empty atmosphere before a very distinct bass rhythm comes in and establishes a firm rhythm …
Aaliyah by Aaliyah
Aaliyah’s last, self titled album “Aaliyah” hit the store shelves July 2001. It was long anticipated since her successful “One In A Million” album. Aaliyah took a new direction with it. The album opens up with the first single, “We Need A Resolution” featuring long time …
Mary J Blidge - Family Affairs
‘Family Affairs’ is my favorite song from Mary j Blidge. I still remember that I bought the cassete about in 2000 but I still play that song until now. For me, Its not sounds like an old song, even its sounds always new to me.
We all know that Mary …
Foster The People - Hustling (Song)
Hustling (Life On The Nickel) is a song by Foster The People which appears on their debut record Torches. The track opens up with an unconventional opening comprised of an electronic intro before other instrumentation joins in the track and a rhythm is actually established. Though the band takes …
Children of the Corn - Biscuits and Bangers (song)
For those of you who don’t already know, Children of the Corn (not to be confused with the Stephen King book/movie) is a rap group that was formed in the early 90’s in Harlem, NY. This group consisted of Camron, Ma$e, Big L, Herb Mcgruff and Bloodshed. “Biscuits and …
The Flaming Lips - Slow Motion (Song)
Slow Motion is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album The Soft Bulletin. Contrary to the name, the track actually opens up with a fairly fast tempo, but it’s nothing too quick. Continuing on, Coyne comes in with the vocal melody for this track pretty …
Gene Simmons CD ***hole
One of my favorite cds right now is Gene Simmons ***HOLE. A lot of people may be turned off by the title, but I think if you listened to it, the title soon would be forgotten.
The CD contains thirteen songs, one of which bears the ***hole title. …
X&Y South East Asia Tour Edition (by Coldplay)
I began to like Coldplay’s music when I first heard of the song “The Scientist” back in 1992 from their second Album, “A Rush of Blood to the Head”.
Coldplay is a British band, having Chris Martin as the vocalist and pianist, Jonny Buckland as lead guitarist, Guy Berryman as …
Alice In Chains - Put You Down (Song)
“Put You Down” happens to be track 9 on Alice in Chains album “Facelift”. Although by no means is it considered to be a single, I find it to be one of the better tracks on an already excellent album. Give the song a 30 second listen and tell …
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Song)
Kashmir is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their album Physical Graffiti. The track opens up with an extremely famous part which I’m sure most fans of Zeppelin, or even classic rock in general, have heard at some point or another. The part is primarily driven by …
Tal Bachman by Tal Bachman CD
This CD has a great sound to it, definitely worthy of a review for epinions. If you don’t have this one, you need it!
Tal Bachman’s self titled CD includes the mega hit She’s So High, the one we all know and love. This CD was released in 1999 …
Metallica - Slither (Song)
Slither is a song by Metallica which appears on their album Reload, the second half of their doubl ealbum, Load/Reload. The song opens up with an extended powerchord with Hetfield beginning the vocals very early singing with some kind of effect on his voice in a tone that I …
Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral (Song)
Electric Funeral is a song by Black Sabbath which appears on their second record, Paranoid. Opening up with an iconic Tony Iommi riff which has a heavy wah-effect, the band goes for a simple sound, but a sound which they certainly make sound quite dark and heavy. Though I …
Amen (Single) -Eden’s Edge
When I first heard this song I almost wrote a letter to Eden’s Edge asking if they wrote this song for me. Every line of this song is parrelel with my experiences. I had never heard of this band before this song. I saw it as one of the …
Eminem - As The World Turns (Song)
As The World Turns is a song by Eminem which appears on his album The Slim Shady LP. As the opening rhythm comes in, Eminem does a good job of utilizing both a rhythm vocal track and a lead vocal song throughout the very start in the song but …
Upgrade U (2007): Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Artist: Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Video: “Upgrade U”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Melina and Beyonce
“Upgrade U” is the fourth single and music video (following “Deja Vu”, “Ring the Alarm”, and “Irreplaceable”) from Beyonce’s second album titled “B-Day”. Was this music video directed by Hype Williams? Oh wait, no, it was actually co-directed by …
UFO-Strangers in the Night (album)
I don’t know much about the classic hard rock band UFO but I heard they had Michael Shenker who happens to be the brother of Rudolph Shenker of the Scorpions and they both are amazing guitarists with a very similar style in the way they play. On itunes …
Alone by Heart
Heart is an American band composed of two females with truly extraordinary great vocal powers. Both of them composed the rock band but they really make heart-warming songs. Unlike most bands, this two really make good music.
I like many of the songs of Heart. I always listen to …
Thank You For Loving me
Bon Jovi, who did not know them? Although I just know about their music and songs in the 2000’s. For first time I listen to their songs so, I love them.
Bon Jovi has sold around 120 million albums in all around the world from 11 studio albums. …
Animal Collective - Winter Wonder Land (Song)
Winter Wonder Land is a song by Animal Collective and the seventh on their record Strawberry Jam. Returning to the traditional sound present throughout the rest of the record, Winter Wonder Land opens up with a vocal section accompanied by some fairly chaotic music behind it. Although the opening …
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne is one of the most popular rappers out on the markets right now, but is he really that good? I will admit that some of his songs have a good beat, and sound pretty good, but the majority of them are absolutely horrendous. He has turned from …
“A Year Without Rain” Album by Selena Gomez
I have to admit that one of my guilty pleasures is listening to the music of Disney stars. Though not usually of the best quality, the music tends to be fairly catchy. Recently, I have become a fan of Selena Gomez. I just purchased her new album, “A Year …
Kimnotyze (2002): DJ Tomek ft. Lil’ Kim and Trooper Da Don
DJ Tomek ft. Lil’ Kim and Trooper Da Don
“Kimnotyze”
Beat of Life, Volume 1
Sony BMG
This is probably the only music video that I have seen thus far where Lil’ Kim actually looks more desirable and less like thrash which she has portrayed herself as in many of her past music …
Meet Miley Cyrus Album
A lot of people try to trash talk Miley Cyrus for being a rebellious Disney Star who has made a lot of mistakes in the public eye by posting really bad pictures of herself on public social networking sites. Although I do not think Miley Cyrus is a great …
Adam Lambert
I never usually pay much attention to American Idol, especially these days when I have a lot more things to do, and because it just does not capture my attention anymore. Therefore, the only time I might know who wins another season or if it is even still going …
The Heart of Things (album) by John Mclaughlin
The height of jazz fusion was very obvious during the 70`s and 80`s. It still remains until the 90`s up to the present but may be quietly in other parts of the world where it is very much appreciated.
MTV has gotten control of the music business through media …
Taylor Swift’s song, “You belong with me”
Taylor Swift’s song called, “You belong with me” is an extremely touching song that most teenagers can relate to.
It is about two neighbors, one being a boy and the other a girl. The boy is pretty popular; he is on the football team. The girl is kind …
Ruff Ryders Records: Volume 4 Ryde Or Die cd
If you don�t know who the Ruff Ryders are by now you have been under a rock since 1998. Ruff Ryders is a record label which included Rap and R&B artists like DMX, Eve, Jadakiss, Styles P., Swizz Beatz, Cassidy and The Lox. This cd was released on July …
Megadeth - Rattlehead (Song)
Rattlehead is a song by Megadeth which appears on their debut record, Killing Is My Business… And Business is Good. Rattlehead starts off in an extremely fast manner and this is definitely the definition of early thrash metal in my opinion. The guitar riff is extremely rapid and Mustaine …
Album : Queensryche - Rage for Order
Firstly, i must admit that i never quite understood the massive amounts of praise that gets heaped on this band by anybody that listens to progressive music in general.
I’ve tried listening to this album dozens of times at different intervals over the last few years to see if …
Jagged Little Pill album by Alanis Morrissette
One of my favorite albums of all time is Alanis Morrissette’s first internationally-released album, Jagged Little Pill. This was the album which sky-rocketed her to fame and which won her the Album of the Year Grammy in 1996.
I was a tween at that time, and this …
Guns N’ Roses Use Your Illusion II
Use Your Illusion II is the second half of a double album released in 1991 by Guns N’ Roses. The album cover is identical except for the color layout. The album features an alternate version with alternate lyrics of Don’t Cry, the original is on the first. There is …
Justin Timberlake
I hate Justin Timberlake. He is flat out boastful, arrogant and an ass. His songs are not that good as well. I think the only reason that Justin Timberlake made it through as an artist is the fact that the bosses in the NSYNC’s management group decided that they …
The Rolling Stones - It’s All Over Now (Song)
It’s All Over Now is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album 12 X 5. The song is a cover so I can’t talk much about the parts themselves but I can talk about the execution of the song. The track starts out with a …
More Than A Feeling
“More Than A Feeling”
Performer: Boston
I have to admit I had no idea who the music group Boston was before I saw the trailer for the movie, “Men Who Stare At Goats”. Every time I would see the trailer for “Men Who Stare At Goats”, I would hear this catchy …
Megadeth - Hangar 18 (Song)
Hangar 18 is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. I’ll mention right now that if you aren’t really a person who enjoys guitar solos very much, this probably isn’t a track that you’ll enjoy all that much, or at least as much as …
Weezer - Viva La Vida (Song - Coldplay Cover)
Viva La Vida is a cover of the Coldplay song performed by Weezer and appearing on their record, Hurley. Although I can’t really comment on the actual songwriting of this track because it’s a cover, I can certainly focus on Weezer’s interpretation of the song which is actually pretty …
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 &35 (Song)
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Blonde On Blonde. The track starts off with a moderately paced drum rhythm before leading into a section which features a brass band, an interesting yet somewhat strange use of outside instrumentation …
Peeps For Sale: Ghost Peeps CD
This was Ghost Peeps first album - one maybe two people heard. Oh and myself. The production quality is not as good as it could be but that only adds to some of the charm. This 8 song set only last 19 minutes and in that time we hear …
Iron Maiden - Sun And Steel (Song)
Sun And Steel is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Piece Of Mind. The track opens up with a heavy guitar rhythm accompanied by the drums as well as Harris’ galloping bass line. The track is based on a Japanese essay and deals with the …
Grand Theft Autumn/ Where is your boy
Grand Theft Autumn/ Where is your boy by Fall out boy is a song that is a little bit out there. It talks about how this guy does not want her boyfriend to find out what he knows because she was the last good thing. To me that …
Over and over again by Nelly and Tim McGraw
Over and over again by Nelly and Tim McGraw is a song that is a mix between rap and country music. It is about how these guys girl friends are leaving them but they say they can’t get over the fact about who they were going out with now. …
Opeth Ghost Reveries CD
Literally shocking the Death Metal scene, in 2005 Opeth signed to American Metal label Roadrunner and released “Ghost Reveries”, a masterpiece that transcends all of their previous albums.
Many were reluctant about Opeth leaving European label Koch and signing to an American “mainstream” label, stating that the band had sold …
The Holiday Collection - Volume III CD
The Holiday Collection - Volume III CD is a collection of Christmas music that was sold to benefit the City of Hope. I don’t honestly remember how I got a hold of this because I don’t have the first two volumes. Volume 3 is very nice though. …
God’s Been Good CD of Legacy Five
Do you have a copy of God’s Been Good album of the Legacy Five containing the songs, Million Years, The Moment I get Up There, Goin’ Home Day, Hello After Goodbye , Every Morning, God Will Go, Heavenly Signs, What Faith Does, Roll On, Take It To …
Yamaha YPG-635 88-Key Weighted Portable Grand Piano
This Yamaha keyboard can do a lot for the price range, 88 keys, a built in metronome, chord library, it has midi support, and 500 different instruments it can emulate, guitar, bass, organs, you name it, you can get the sound of a full orchestra, a drum set, clarinet, …
Duffy : Rockerferry
When trying to make a review of Duffy’s first album, I had a pessimist. At least, almost the same as new artists. However, when trying to hear a few songs on this album, I was a little shocked. Rockerferry is placed as the opening song, bringing the atmosphere to …
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